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#BA49DA Color

#BA49DA is rgb(186, 73, 218) in RGB, hsl(287, 66%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 67%, 0%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.03. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BA49DA
HEX#BA49DA
RGBrgb(186, 73, 218)
HSLhsl(287, 66%, 57%)
HSVhsv(287, 67%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 67%, 0%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(61.6% 0.225 317.9)
LABlab(51.78% 61.10 -53.94)
LCHlch(51.78% 81.50 318.56)

What #BA49DA Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #BA49DA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 9.03Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 11.24Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 12.37Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 14.18Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 16.9Deep Fuchsia#C154C1ΔE 18.13

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#BA49DA Channel Values

How #BA49DA breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 186 · G 73 · B 2188-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 287° · S 66% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 287° · S 67% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 15% · M 67% · Y 0% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.16:1 vs white · 5.05:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BA49DA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text4.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BA49DA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BA49DA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BA49DA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BA49DA
Complementary
#68DA49
Analogous
#7249DA
Analogous
#DA49B1
Triadic
#DABA49
Triadic
#49DABA
Split comp.
#B1DA49
Split comp.
#49DA72

Tints & Shades of #BA49DA

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C462DF
#CE7CE4
#D795E9
#DFAAEE
#E9C4F3
#F2DDF8

Shades

#AC2ACF
#9324B2
#771D90
#5F1772
#431050
#2A0A33

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BA49DA.

How #BA49DA Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#BA49DA
Protanopia#6868DA
Protanomaly#905DDA
Deuteranopia#7E7ED8
Deuteranomaly#996CD9
Tritanopia#AC6B6B
Tritanomaly#B25FA3
Achromatopsia#7C7C7C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BA49DA in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-ba49da: #BA49DA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BA49DA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ba49da': '#BA49DA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.729, green: 0.286, blue: 0.855)
Android XML<color name="color_ba49da">#BA49DA</color>
SVG fillfill="#BA49DA"

More Purple Colors

#BA49DA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BA49DA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BA49DA?

#BA49DA is a mid-tone purple — rgb(186, 73, 218) in RGB and hsl(287, 66%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.03.

What is the RGB value of #BA49DA?

#BA49DA is rgb(186, 73, 218) — red 186, green 73, and blue 218 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BA49DA?

#BA49DA converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 67%, 0%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BA49DA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BA49DA scores 4.16:1 against white and 5.05:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BA49DA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BA49DA is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumorchid (#BA55D3) at a CIE76 distance of 9.03, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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